--- title: "13 Want Quotes By Chang-Rae Lee" description: "13 Want quotes by Chang-Rae Lee. Plus more from Chang-Rae Lee and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/chang-rae-lee-3318_bigs_i-want-the-flashbacks-to-feel-that-once_869798.png" --- > [I want the flashbacks to feel that once you're there they have their own unity, their own kind of atmospheric sensibility; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-want-the-flashbacks-to-feel-that-once-you-re-there-they-have-their/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/chang-rae-lee-3318_bigs_i-want-the-flashbacks-to-feel-that-once_869798.png) > [I write on a computer. On breaks, I'll make myself green tea. I don't want something too caffeinated. I guess I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-write-on-a-computer-on-breaks-i-ll-make-myself-green-tea-i-don-t/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/chang-rae-lee-3318_believe_i-write-on-a-computer-on-breaks-i-ll-mak_1766074.png) > [My parents - my mother, particularly - were very focused on our succeeding. I loved my parents, and was very grateful to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/my-parents-my-mother-particularly-were-very-focused-on-our-succeeding/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/chang-rae-lee-3318_disappoint_my-parents-my-mother-particularly-were-v_1331304.jpg) > [Historical novels are about costumery. I think that's the magic and mystery of fiction. I don't want to write historical fiction but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/historical-novels-are-about-costumery-i-think-that-s-the-magic-and/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/chang-rae-lee-3318_differences_historical-novels-are-about-costumery-i_2091938.png) > [I think the action is ninety-three percent, and the consideration is peppered throughout but pretty short... Once I start it, I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-think-the-action-is-ninety-three-percent-and-the-consideration-is/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/884/chang-rae-lee-3318_action_i-think-the-action-is-ninety-three-perce_799280.png) > [When I'm describing wartime activities or violence I don't want to be too ornate, to prettify the picture. Once we trace them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/when-i-m-describing-wartime-activities-or-violence-i-don-t-want-to-be/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/chang-rae-lee-3318_activity_when-i-m-describing-wartime-activities-o_2231218.png) > [Before I start my work in the morning, I need to have quickly browsed the entire paper, noting articles that I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/before-i-start-my-work-in-the-morning-i-need-to-have-quickly-browsed/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a3/chang-rae-lee-3318_articles_before-i-start-my-work-in-the-morning-i_2509031.png) > [The past, as you suggest, is absolutely present at all times and the present is born from the past. I wouldn't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/the-past-as-you-suggest-is-absolutely-present-at-all-times-and-the/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/chang-rae-lee-3318_all-time_the-past-as-you-suggest-is-absolutely-pr_164896.jpg) > [It's just a weird idea to me because each book is a complete universe unto itself, so why would I want this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/it-s-just-a-weird-idea-to-me-because-each-book-is-a-complete-universe/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/chang-rae-lee-3318_being-honest_it-s-just-a-weird-idea-to-me-because-eac_2863844.jpg) > [I try to be aware of what I'm concerned about, aware of how I feel about myself in the world, aware of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-try-to-be-aware-of-what-i-m-concerned-about-aware-of-how-i-feel/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/chang-rae-lee-3318_books_i-try-to-be-aware-of-what-i-m-concerned_64690.jpg) > [Some writers are writing one great, big book and just taking all these different avenues towards it. They might seem on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/some-writers-are-writing-one-great-big-book-and-just-taking-all-these/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/chang-rae-lee-3318_artist_some-writers-are-writing-one-great-big-b_54154.png) > [Not to any really influential effect, but certainly there have been comments that have surprised me. It's surprising sometimes to get particular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/not-to-any-really-influential-effect-but-certainly-there-have-been/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0d/chang-rae-lee-3318_assumption_not-to-any-really-influential-effect-but_213594.jpg) > [I don't think that stuff is gone - I just don't want to dwell on it. There's a difference. As I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-don-t-think-that-stuff-is-gone-i-just-don-t-want-to-dwell-on-it/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/chang-rae-lee-3318_books_i-don-t-think-that-stuff-is-gone-i-just_465720.png) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Chang-Rae Lee > [The truth, finally, is who can tell it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/the-truth-finally-is-who-can-tell-it/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [I think my parents recognised that I'd always wanted to be a writer, and so they didn't think that this was some idle, faddish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-think-my-parents-recognised-that-i-d-always-wanted-to-be-a-writer/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [Some writers are writing one great, big book and just taking all these different avenues towards it. They might seem on the outside to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/some-writers-are-writing-one-great-big-book-and-just-taking-all-these/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [I try to be aware of what I'm concerned about, aware of how I feel about myself in the world, aware of how I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-try-to-be-aware-of-what-i-m-concerned-about-aware-of-how-i-feel/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [“Behold a fire from the opposite shore.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/behold-a-fire-from-the-opposite-shore/) [Chang-rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [“I would give most anything to hear my father's talk again, the crash and bang and stop of his language, always hurtling by. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-would-give-most-anything-to-hear-my-father-s-talk-again-the-crash/) [Chang-rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [We have hopes and make plans, and if they are dashed or waylaid, we naturally rationalize and redraw the map to locate ourselves anew.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/we-have-hopes-and-make-plans-and-if-they-are-dashed-or-waylaid-we/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-remember-when-i-was-in-art-classes-i-hated-following-the/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [The past, as you suggest, is absolutely present at all times and the present is born from the past. I wouldn't want to suggest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/the-past-as-you-suggest-is-absolutely-present-at-all-times-and-the/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [Most people don't think about race as much as I do. They don't have to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/most-people-don-t-think-about-race-as-much-as-i-do-they-don-t-have-to/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [Not to any really influential effect, but certainly there have been comments that have surprised me. It's surprising sometimes to get particular perspectives on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/not-to-any-really-influential-effect-but-certainly-there-have-been/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [My family immigrated when I was 3, and our predecessors inhabited the Korean Peninsula for as long as can be recalled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/my-family-immigrated-when-i-was-3-and-our-predecessors-inhabited-the/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [After college, I was living in New York and wrote furiously, a huge novel that I knew was a failure. I hoped that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/after-college-i-was-living-in-new-york-and-wrote-furiously-a-huge/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [Usually, when you're talking about work with other writers it's because something seriously bad is going on with your work and you've absolutely thrown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/usually-when-you-re-talking-about-work-with-other-writers-it-s/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) > [ I had a visceral connection to the period \[of Korean War\]. By visceral I suppose I mean emotional. But every fiction requires so much… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chang-rae-lee/i-had-a-visceral-connection-to-the-period-of-korean-war-by-visceral-i/) [Chang-Rae Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chang-rae-lee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/chang-rae-lee/#itemlist", "name": "13 Want Quotes By Chang-Rae Lee", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want the flashbacks to feel that once you're there they have their own unity, their own kind of atmospheric sensibility; I want the reader to be transported. 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